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MARKS SAMU ELS, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,803, elated December s, 1891.

Application filed January 8, 1891- Scrial No. 377,166. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARKS SAMUELS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImproVements in Folding. Beds, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to an improvement in folding beds; and the invention consists in v the details of construction set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aface view of a folding bed sectioned along x, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a section along y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along z z, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section along u u,Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section along o o, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of a balancing spring.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a base or support. A frame or movable portion B is adapted to move in a suitable way or guide in the base A, as already set forth in United States Letters Patent No. 373,311, granted to me and another November 15, 1887. To the movable portion B is fixed a disk H, and a similar disk I-I is fixed to the bottom portion D of a folding bed or other article of furniture. The article of furniture shown in the drawings consists of an upright headframe E and a folding bed F, adapted to open or close by swinging about a joint or hinge G. The portion D is made to swivel about a pin or pivot O, extending from 'the disk portion H. The bottom or portion D is'provided with a pin or pivot I, having a guide K, adapted to travel along a track or way L. If the base A stands with its rear portion against a wall and the portion D is swiveled, the action of the guide K, moving along track L, will move the portions D B outward or away from the wall, so as to prevent scraping or injuring of the wall, as'already explained in said Letters Patent above named.

An anti-friction roller M is interposed between the guide K and way L, so as to rest on the top of the way and support theweight or part of the weight of the swiveling object, so that such swiveling is considerably eased. Anti-friction rollers N,interposed between the disk portions H H', enable the portion H to readily turn or swivel on portion H. Said portions I-I H are heldin position relative to one another by a tongue O, Fig. 4, on one disk portion engaging a groove P, Fig. 3, on the other disk portion.

The folding bed F,'hinged to the base portion at G, is pivotally connected at its inner end with one extremity of a link S, the opposite extremity of which is pivotally connected to a slide or piston V, adapted to rise and fall within atube R,which, as here shown, is supported by the article ot' furniture E. The tube R is provided with a longitudinal slot through which projects a part of the slide or piston in order to enable the latter to connect with the link S, while permitting the slide or piston to rise and fall within the tube. A guide-rod T extends lengthwise through the tube, and round the sameis arranged a spiral or other suitable balancing spring Q, which bears at its lower end against the slide or piston. The guide-rod T prevents buckling or bending of the spring, while the tube R conceals and protects the spring from dirt and other m'atter. When the folding bed F is swung outward upon its pivot G, the slide or piston V will rise in the Adirection of the arrow 2, Fig. 2, thereby compressing the spring Q, so that when the folding bed F is closed the closing operation is materially facilitated by the resiliencyof the compressed spring. I have illustrated a pair of tubes R and springs Q and connections, but do not confine myself to 4this particular number.

Vhat I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Afolding bed consisting of a base A, having a cam-shaped way L, a rectilinearly-sliding frame B, moving on the base and provided on its upper side with an attached disk H, having at its center a rigid immovable upwardly-projecting pivot O, an article of furniture E, having a base portion D, provided with a guide K, containing an anti-friction roller M, resting upon the upper side of the cam-shaped way L, a disk H', attached to the under side of the bottom portion of the article of furniture and journaled at its center upon the rigid immovable pivot-pin of the disk, which is secured to the sliding frame, and anti-friction rollers interposed between the two disks, substantially as described.

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2. The combination, in .ft folding` bed, of e ity to the swinging bedlfrmne, and a spring base-fra1ne provided with en upright l1eed mounted on the guide-rod in the tube and frame, a swinging bed-frame pivotztllymou ntpressing against the slide or piston, snbstztn- I5 ed upon the base-freine, a vertical tube iintiztlly as described.

5 movably fixed to the upright head-freine and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set having @longitudinal slot, estationa-rygnidemy hand in the presence of two subscribing rod extending longitudinally through the sloty witnesses. ted tube, e slide or piston movin g on the guiderod and provided with t part which proj eets 1o through the slot in the tube, t link pivoted l/Vtnesses:

at one extremity to the projecting part of the \VM. C. HAUFF, slide or piston and at the opposite extrexn- E. RKASTENHUBER.

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